I think I saw a report that Pittsburgh was bottom 5 in nearly every team stat...... damning.
You can't blame those numbers on losing your QB,, especially when that QB played in half of your current stats.
Again...its 3 games. And look at the teams we played. They are not only 10-1 combined but all ranked in top 5 in numbers on both sides of ball.
This was a very tough stretch...QB issues aside. Still should have won 1 or 2 but is what it is. Not out of it until you play your division. Weve only played 1 game in conference as well.
Just win tomm night. Do have a feeling theyd find the 159th way to lose a game they should win
Honestly if losing leads to new coaching like what the Pirates just did(and Colbert making more moves....adding picks for handful of players we dont plan on keeping ...etc...) Then I wouldnt mind anyway. We really gonna win it alll with Mason at QB "this" year? Id settle for changes made but him doing well enough where the blame isnt on him. We def need more draft capital or use money we will gain in FA on a free agent like Eric Ebron/Austin Hooper at TE...Emmanuel Sanders at WR(said he wanted to come back lol, and We need the experience)...a proven ILB/OLB like teams have been picking up lately in Kwon Alexander...Or Shaq Barrett type on the cheap. Just a LB with size..no more tweeners.
SF had a bye week too and get Browns at home next Monday night. Browns lost Jarvis Landry to concussion. Anyway tomm nights game is way bigger than it should be...but i like it. Win that and we suddenly put pressure on the Ravens who have to come to Pitt to avoid 3 straight losses(only wins against winless teams). Would get interesting.
I mention the extra pressure for Mason under the lights on National media stage but thats what we want to see in our Ben replacement anyway. For him to step up to the challenge....not have to wait til he gains experience to be put in right scenarios.
Last weeks mistakes by him(playing it safe whole first half when our D looked like Steel Curtain for first time in a decade) he knows what needs to be done. No diff than what he did in college and preseason. Let the ball fly. We have 3 deep threats...4 including Moncrief (if he can catch) and 5 if we dress Holton lol. So no excuses.
